Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research

by Greg S. Guest, Emily E. Namey, Marilyn L. Mitchell

Collecting Qualitative A Field Manual for Applied Research provides a very practical, step-by-step guide to collecting and managing qualitative data. The data collection chapters focus on the three most often used forms of qualitative data Participant observation, in-depth interviews, and focus groups. The book also contains chapters on other practical aspects of qualitative field research often neglected in textbooks, including sampling, data management, research ethics, and supplementary data collection activities. Designed as an instructional field manual, this textbook incorporates many checklists and tips for how to use each technique while doing research. The book also includes numerous real-life examples and cases, making it easy for readers to see the broader picture.

376 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 26, 2012

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this text as part of a qualitative research course. It provided an adequate overview to qualitative research. I found the early chapters that defined the different types of qualitative study (e.g., phenomenology, ethnographic studies, grounded theory, etc.) much more informative than later chapters. The course for which this text was used was condensed into an eight-week timeframe, which was too brief to develop a more fond appreciation of the text.

While the Guest, et al. text provides was helpful (overall) and certainly applicable to the course in which I used it, I would much prefer texts by Joseph Maxwell (Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach) and David de Vaus (Research Design in Social Research) as introductory texts for qualitative research.

[cathy]

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